Lawn edger



March 23 192 1,578,222

F. VAN .ALSTINE LAWN EDGER Filed May 11, 1925 INVENTOR Frank Vaza AIS-U126 Patented Mar. 23, 1926.

FRANK vAN ALSTINE, or

SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

' LAWN Janeen.

Application filed May 1 To all whom it may concern.

Be it known'that I, FRANK VAN ALs'rINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sacramento, county of Sacramento, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lawn Edgers; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this invention.

This invention relates to improvements in lawn trimming implements, and particularly to one by means of which grass spreading orer'the edgesof sidewalks, drive-ways, the like, may be quickly and efficiently trimmed along the proper edge line without the use of hand operated clippers.

The principal object of'my invention is to provide a device of this character having a cutting disc, and a bearing and handle means therefor, so arranged that oneside of the disc is entirely free from any projections or obstructions whose presence would restrict and lessen the range of usefulness of the implement.

Another object is to provide a very compact, light but substantial structure and one that will be inexpensively manufactured and yetpresenta neat and workmanlike appear-.

ance.

These objectsI accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts .as will fullyappear by aperusal of the following specification and claim. In the drawings similar characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in the several views :v p Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my improved edger. r Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same. Referring now more particularly to characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral :1 denotes a handle of suitable length and preferably made of wood. 7

Fixed on one side of the handle at the lower end thereof and projecting therebe yond in longitudinal alinement therewith is a support or hanger 2. This member is preferably formed of a piece of strap iron. bent outwardlyof the handle onto itself the 1, 1925. Serial No. 29,385.

from its outer end for a certain distance as shown at 3. This member is rigidly secured to the handle by bolts 4 or the like.

' Disposed adjacent the inner face of the member 2, that is that face thereof adjacent the handle 1, is a roller f suitable diamof the support outwardly thereof, is of reducedsize so asto provide a shoulder as at 9 on the" bolt which abuts against the suport and revents the head 7 from inchin the roller and keeping the same from free rotation. A nut 10 on the bolt outwardly of the support clamps the bolt securely to said supportagainst movement relative thereto. I

Abutting against the faoe'of the roller opposite to the support is a cutter disc'll. This disc. is of course larger than the roller which thus forms the hub of the disc, the I relative sizes of these two members determining the depth below the surface to which The disc is fixed the device may operate. onto the roller by rivets 12 or the like which are countersunk both in the disc and the roller so that the opposite faces of both these members remain flush throughout. The disc has a central orifice 13 through which the.

head 7 may be manipulated and a lubricant applied to the spindle.

'Ilhis head, asbefore stated, being completelysunk into the roller, it is therefore entirely clear'of the outer face of the disc. The longitudinal plane of the handle lie between the disc and the support 2, so that the outer face of the cutter is in an entirely clear and unobstructed plane. The device may therefore be operated as close to any rigidexterior projection as may be necessary without interference.

From the foregoingdescription it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially. fulfills the objects of f the invention as setforth herein. 7

NVhile this specification sets forthin de tail thepresent and preferred construction,

of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by theappended claim. y

Having thus describedlny invention What I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

.7 A lawn edger comprising a disc, a hub se- -jcured thereto only on one side of the same,

-a spindle on Which the hub is turnable, a

support in which one end 01 said spindle is fixed disposed adjacent that face of the hub opposite to the disc, a head on the opposite end of the spindle countersunk in the hub, and a handle secured to the support and disposed in a disc," ,.7 V, V

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. FRANK VAN ALSTINE.

plane between the support and 

